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he comes to america to become a movie star. he does. then governor of california. need while the affair with the housekeeper is five pages of the book. he deals with it. he made a mistake. he regrets it. it is what people say in those situations. i interviewed him on the phone the friday before he already agreed to be on "60 minutes." midway through the interview, i should not imitate him he said i don't like the way the interview is going he thought too many questions about the housekeeper and not his accomplishments. if you like arnold schwarzenegger it is there. >> host: political pundits including charles murray" coming apart." and rachel matt dow " drift" and ann coulter mug to. they always make the best seller list for a couple of weeks? >> she had switched publishers because at one point if you put a book with her name and her face on the cover it is dead guaranteed sales of six figures that has been dropping over time but this seems she had to abut the rhetoric to sell fewer and fewer copies. it will be interesting to see what she does for the next book and
he comes to america to become a movie star. he does. then governor of california. need while the affair with the housekeeper is five pages of the book. he deals with it. he made a mistake. he regrets it. it is what people say in those situations. i interviewed him on the phone the friday before he already agreed to be on "60 minutes." midway through the interview, i should not imitate him he said i don't like the way the interview is going he thought too many questions about the...
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america's cities are running, essentially, a soviet-style urban transit policy. they used to have grocery stores that would give away eggs and butter at far below market prices, the result was you couldn't get the goods. that's what we do with our city streets. they're a valuable commodity, and as a result, they're the urban equivalent of long lines which are traffic jams. there's no path other than actually making people pay for the cost of their actions. now, we already, of course, pay plenty, and one of the enduring challenges of cities is how to make them affordable. i know of no way to solve this other than building, other than providing more supply for, indeed, there's no repealing the laws of supply and demand. this is actually where jane jacobs got it wrong, because she looked at old buildings and new billion dollarings and notes that old buildings were cheap which led her to conclude that you made sure nobody built any new buildings on top of old buildings. now, that isn't how supply and demand works. you don't neat to look any further than her own distr
america's cities are running, essentially, a soviet-style urban transit policy. they used to have grocery stores that would give away eggs and butter at far below market prices, the result was you couldn't get the goods. that's what we do with our city streets. they're a valuable commodity, and as a result, they're the urban equivalent of long lines which are traffic jams. there's no path other than actually making people pay for the cost of their actions. now, we already, of course, pay...
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both of which, as our nation's 30 little secret about bullying in schools across america. both the movie and the book put a human face on what it's about, how it impacts kids, on both sides and on the sideline, and their families. so thank you so much cynthia for being here today. why don't we start with you telling us a little bit about yourself? how did you get here? how did you get drawn to the issue? y. here, why now? >> guest: i come from a background as a writer and when i was in middle school, i was one of those kids who was really shy. i think i try to sail under the radar and i was someone who -- and i didn't know what to do about it. all of us i think in this country were starting to see people coming out in talking about their experience with this phenomenon that so many of us had have experienced in one way or another and have had no word for it other than adolescents, other than growing up. finally, people were starting to stand back and say, hold on, this isn't a normal part of growing up. this is not a normal rite of passage. i think there was a moment where
both of which, as our nation's 30 little secret about bullying in schools across america. both the movie and the book put a human face on what it's about, how it impacts kids, on both sides and on the sideline, and their families. so thank you so much cynthia for being here today. why don't we start with you telling us a little bit about yourself? how did you get here? how did you get drawn to the issue? y. here, why now? >> guest: i come from a background as a writer and when i was in...
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if i want my people to be free in america, i have to build an america where everybody feels welcome, including your comedic. i thought that was so beautiful and so mature. i thought to myself, that's the most american thing that you can do. standard for people who are different. and i want muslims to stand up for him. >> wonderful. i would love to stay there. there are two or three other stores are would like for you to tell, but i see the clock and we're going to have to move on because i want you to up say a few things about your organization. and after that then i have another question just a kind of refine that. i have a muslim teacher here in los angeles, and he loves to talk about the passage from the car on that you mentioned that we have been given diversity as a gift so that we can learn from one another. >> come to know one another. >> come to know one another. he said, that is not about tolerance. it is about coming to know one another. could you take that as a kind of a launching pad? >> thank you for that. >> would you do. >> sure. so what interfaith youth corps does, th
if i want my people to be free in america, i have to build an america where everybody feels welcome, including your comedic. i thought that was so beautiful and so mature. i thought to myself, that's the most american thing that you can do. standard for people who are different. and i want muslims to stand up for him. >> wonderful. i would love to stay there. there are two or three other stores are would like for you to tell, but i see the clock and we're going to have to move on because...
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what is wrong with america? for them what is coolest separatism. this is the worst part and i think it's born out of the self-esteem movement. describing yourself by now what you have done that what you are. this is the most dangerous thing because it feeds into -- you cannot be happy defined by your identity. you are only happy when you're defined by your achievements and in your heart when you get up and go to work, we are creating a mass of people that are proud of what they are. having said that i am proud to -- in some way of we have replaced what was exceptional country with a tolerant country. it is why president obama went around the world. wasn't because america was exceptional. we want to be tolerant, we are not so bad. that never works. we see that now with the arab spring. the arab nightmare. so in closing, i was i was like to save and though i don't know what i'm going to say, in closing, the cooler in the driver seat right now. we are in the passenger seat. unfortunately the cool drive like -- [inaudible] to send? it was too soon for
what is wrong with america? for them what is coolest separatism. this is the worst part and i think it's born out of the self-esteem movement. describing yourself by now what you have done that what you are. this is the most dangerous thing because it feeds into -- you cannot be happy defined by your identity. you are only happy when you're defined by your achievements and in your heart when you get up and go to work, we are creating a mass of people that are proud of what they are. having said...
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it wasn't because america was exceptional. it was because he wanted them to know that we want to be liked. we want to be tolerant. were not so bad. that never works. people since weakness and we see that now with the arab spring. they didn't care. the arab nightmare. so in closing, which i always like to say, even though i don't know what i'm going to say, in closing, the cool is in the driver seat. and we are in the passengers seat. unfortunately, the cool drive like james mansfield -- jayne mansfield. too soon? it was too soon for a chain mansfield joke? [laughter] so i've got to go look for a joke that involves a horse and buggy and you guys will be okay. it's tough for us to find messengers because as a conservative, we don't like government. why would want to join something we hate? asking a conservative to run for office is like asking clinton to be monogamous. [laughter] it's like asking an activist to bathe. the people that you're dealing with one server two years are once every four years, this is like the romance nov
it wasn't because america was exceptional. it was because he wanted them to know that we want to be liked. we want to be tolerant. were not so bad. that never works. people since weakness and we see that now with the arab spring. they didn't care. the arab nightmare. so in closing, which i always like to say, even though i don't know what i'm going to say, in closing, the cool is in the driver seat. and we are in the passengers seat. unfortunately, the cool drive like james mansfield -- jayne...
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where's the rest of america going to go? you a 20% in 1982. i possess each in half as a private actor. you a 20% in 2002. they had a choice. they could either be in the field or they could without the risk curve. they had a choice. i showed you at fha date, the private sector moved out also. so to safety and he ended up the best and the other worse to say and obvious. of course they did. not only did they have the prime, but they got the best of the worst. i'll leave it at that. >> last question over here. >> john henry, dry stone capital. do any of you or does anyone have a detailed plan on how to put fannie mae and freddy back into my mouse clicks how do you take a $5 trillion enterprise included in discontinued operations over time. there would be politically acceptable. >> we will at pop stardom that, but afterwards if you want to catch me we can talk about that informally and i'll share a few ideas with you. >> i certainly don't have a plan. i think alex and ed do have suggestions and very interesting ones. >> do have a moment just to rea
where's the rest of america going to go? you a 20% in 1982. i possess each in half as a private actor. you a 20% in 2002. they had a choice. they could either be in the field or they could without the risk curve. they had a choice. i showed you at fha date, the private sector moved out also. so to safety and he ended up the best and the other worse to say and obvious. of course they did. not only did they have the prime, but they got the best of the worst. i'll leave it at that. >> last...
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is an incredible and in some ways incredible american immigrant story that he comes to america, this is his dream, to become a movie star and he becomes a movie star and then he becomes governor of california. meanwhile the affair with the house speaker which is five pages in the book, he deals with it, doesn't say much, says he made a mistake, regrets it, does this sort of thing people say in those situations and i got an interview with him on the phone friday before the book came out. he already agreed to be on 60 minutes and they have a lot more time and midway through the interview, he said i cannot do arnold well. i don't like the way this interview is going. it is not about his accomplishments. if you like arnold schwarzenegger is all there. it made the best-seller list and went away. >> political pundits. always we get political pundit books every year including charles murray's coming apart, the state of white america, glen beck's power, marc levin, rachel matthau, drift and end coulter's mug. did you pick of these books? they always make a best seller list for a couple weeks
is an incredible and in some ways incredible american immigrant story that he comes to america, this is his dream, to become a movie star and he becomes a movie star and then he becomes governor of california. meanwhile the affair with the house speaker which is five pages in the book, he deals with it, doesn't say much, says he made a mistake, regrets it, does this sort of thing people say in those situations and i got an interview with him on the phone friday before the book came out. he...
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." -- america again. william manchester and paul reid in "the last lion." this is seventh. of musician neil young is eighth with his memoir, "waging heavy peace." followed by andrew solomon's book, "far from the tree" about parents with exceptional children. then at tenth, bill o'reilly and martin due guard make the list again with "killing lincoln." you can find more on these bestsellers by going to indiebound.org and clicking on indie bestsellers. >> and now on c-span2, we bring you booktv. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and bookings. here are some of the programs to look out for this weekend. at 5 p.m. eastern a look at nixon and the 1952 election with kevin matteson. his book is just plain dick. then at midnight, robert sullivan describes his journey to retrace the steps of the american revolution. and tomorrow in the light of congress discussing the so-called fiscal cliff, at 2 p.m. eastern booktv highlights a few programs about economics. james gustav, steve forbes and george gilder all weigh in. wa
." -- america again. william manchester and paul reid in "the last lion." this is seventh. of musician neil young is eighth with his memoir, "waging heavy peace." followed by andrew solomon's book, "far from the tree" about parents with exceptional children. then at tenth, bill o'reilly and martin due guard make the list again with "killing lincoln." you can find more on these bestsellers by going to indiebound.org and clicking on indie bestsellers....
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dsm point, that that might affect america. as the senate are not aware that any change to the treaty in order to go into effect and has any impact on the united states would require the nascent consent? without the advice and consent of the senate, no change could possibly impact united states. >> outhouses the bureaucrats running the program would have clarification word is otherwise vague. the point i am making here is we don't really need to do that when we have her hearing. i understand there's a difference of opinion on this and a lot of motion. i found this morning's roll call magazine, all the people find appeared with the distinguished senator from massachusetts. it doesn't say anything in the articles that certainly attacks the emotions of individuals. so yes, i am not satisfied they would not interfere and do their clarification to change the intent. >> we've taken care of our problem here. >> the mr. president, it's important in this kind of debate as to make a judgment as senators that we base our judgment on facts
dsm point, that that might affect america. as the senate are not aware that any change to the treaty in order to go into effect and has any impact on the united states would require the nascent consent? without the advice and consent of the senate, no change could possibly impact united states. >> outhouses the bureaucrats running the program would have clarification word is otherwise vague. the point i am making here is we don't really need to do that when we have her hearing. i...
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and we've actually made huge strides forward in reducing illegal drug use in america. despite some of the increases in drug use over the past several years, over the long term the rates of drug use among young people today are far lower than they were 30 years ago. but we have to continue a downward trend, and we have to work on that very hard. and we have some troubling signs, as dr. volkow mentioned. we have to continue to educate people, particularly young people, about the risks that are associated with drug use. and just as we've actually educated people about the harms of tobacco and the dangers of alcohol-impaired driving, that information needs to be communicated not in a threatening way and not in a scare tactic way, but it needs to be communicated in a very direct way by parents and others, other adult influencers as we like to call them that can provide that kind of leadership. as the president has noted, we've successfully changed attitudes regarding smoking and alcohol-impaired driving, and we very much can do the same when it comes to the findings around
and we've actually made huge strides forward in reducing illegal drug use in america. despite some of the increases in drug use over the past several years, over the long term the rates of drug use among young people today are far lower than they were 30 years ago. but we have to continue a downward trend, and we have to work on that very hard. and we have some troubling signs, as dr. volkow mentioned. we have to continue to educate people, particularly young people, about the risks that are...
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this has no tying of the hands of america. there isn't one law in the united states that will be negatively affected. but it will push, it will leverage, it will the countries by their commitment to be held accountability -- accountable to the standard we have set and take our gold standard and extend it to the rest of the world. so there are three reasons that i've heard that we can't do this. when i hear them, i'm reminded what i learned when i was a prosecutor quite a few years ago now. i learned that, you know, if -- if the facts are against you, then argue the law. if the law is against you, then argue the facts. and if both of against you, just make it up. well, that's exactly what's happening here, mr. president. neither the law nor the facts support any argument that has been made on the other side of this treat. so accordingly we're facing an entirely fictitious set of arguments on abortion, on home schooling, on lame-duck sessions. all of their arguments have been contradicted by the facts and the law, let me documen
this has no tying of the hands of america. there isn't one law in the united states that will be negatively affected. but it will push, it will leverage, it will the countries by their commitment to be held accountability -- accountable to the standard we have set and take our gold standard and extend it to the rest of the world. so there are three reasons that i've heard that we can't do this. when i hear them, i'm reminded what i learned when i was a prosecutor quite a few years ago now. i...
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in a sense america is being brought in brooklyn. as the first time their is a real american fighting. and it was extraordinary. and 240 soldiers you have in the book dine. they tell the story of a mass grave. i just found out. i almost wanted to cry. >> i didn't. >> it was a part of -- it was a footnote. one of the most dramatic moments i think of the war it's so -- it so -- what to me is really sad. a really dramatic moment. basically i'm not a military strategist among but the way you sign up, americans build a lot of embattlements waiting for the british to come up the east river. they come around from behind and that night and cut the month. the americans all run back down to the side of brooklyn second save face and evacuate. as they go this maryland regiment, the guys from pennsylvania were great shots apparently. so this regimen says you guys go ahead. we will stay here in this what which is now the goddess canal famed for -- not famed for the great giant oysters that it was once famed for, but fanned for bodies and poaching
in a sense america is being brought in brooklyn. as the first time their is a real american fighting. and it was extraordinary. and 240 soldiers you have in the book dine. they tell the story of a mass grave. i just found out. i almost wanted to cry. >> i didn't. >> it was a part of -- it was a footnote. one of the most dramatic moments i think of the war it's so -- it so -- what to me is really sad. a really dramatic moment. basically i'm not a military strategist among but the way...
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i did not think it was much money then i looked up from much money they get in america. it turns out they are paid by the line. the highest pay your at the time was "the new yorker" paying $10 a line. you can see why there is not a huge line at the career fair i was getting $100 a plum no matter how long. so all i had to do was to right the fourth line or even better the to line poem. any time a wanted to get the buzz for working as the top dollar in your field. [laughter] i would write to the two line poem. when former senator bentsen named secretary of treasury groot a poem about his relations with special interest groups. the man is known for teetwo in texas that is how they do business. $50 a line. when a college transcript was pleased with no affect on the campaign i did a pall on the campaign that was a oblivious lee on he sales with marks not quite as good as quayle's. [laughter] the people who my family unfortunately call a real poet we call them the sanskrit crowd many of those members of the international "deadline poet" organization. there are two of us the ot
i did not think it was much money then i looked up from much money they get in america. it turns out they are paid by the line. the highest pay your at the time was "the new yorker" paying $10 a line. you can see why there is not a huge line at the career fair i was getting $100 a plum no matter how long. so all i had to do was to right the fourth line or even better the to line poem. any time a wanted to get the buzz for working as the top dollar in your field. [laughter] i would...
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bank of america mowbray, john? would never permit this incoherence and what the policy is and what they're going to take and. >> less question about this topic. based on reporting, what you've been behind the scenes, how do you think the president is willing to go? >> when i talked to the president in the summer on this committee acknowledged quite openly as bad politics for he and democrats to say we are going to cut medicare beneficiaries. he then went on and i think in the end, you can't be president and not be a realist. he said isn't tenable to not cut them because they are driving the budget deficit. the whole entitlement issue is the real core of this problem. a taxing issue, yes. the pyrotechnics. there's the struggle between the republican and democratic view. they all know it's the entitlement issue. so if you, but some some sort of fix, trajectory to make it somehow stable is the real issue. you have something from the boat. >> your books are ultimately about the power, how it's used, squandered, built s
bank of america mowbray, john? would never permit this incoherence and what the policy is and what they're going to take and. >> less question about this topic. based on reporting, what you've been behind the scenes, how do you think the president is willing to go? >> when i talked to the president in the summer on this committee acknowledged quite openly as bad politics for he and democrats to say we are going to cut medicare beneficiaries. he then went on and i think in the end,...
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to his family and the loved ones and the people of america we have lost a great man that we have all been out there knowing him loving him and serving with him and i pay tribute to the life and the times of the great american hero dan inouye. >> mr. president? mr. president? >> the mr. president? >> the senator graham kansas. >> thank you mr. president. let me associate myself with the remarks of senator isakson and thank him and all of my colleagues who come to the floor. to eulogize if that is the proper word, senator danny inouye. our nation has lost an unsung hero. heroic and mid-and military valor receiving the nation's highest honor, the medal of honor. taking the truth during our most challenging times. a tireless guardian of our national security and a champion of the men and women who put their lives at risk to protect the united states and whose legislative achievements have been simply remarkable. all this from a man who always gave his credit and never sought the spotlight. yesterday senator john mccain from arizona, a hero in his own right, said the senate lost its below
to his family and the loved ones and the people of america we have lost a great man that we have all been out there knowing him loving him and serving with him and i pay tribute to the life and the times of the great american hero dan inouye. >> mr. president? mr. president? >> the mr. president? >> the senator graham kansas. >> thank you mr. president. let me associate myself with the remarks of senator isakson and thank him and all of my colleagues who come to the...
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in the fall of 2008 in the midst of an act of collective subtlety in which the wall street dragged america and the world economy under their funeral pyre i realize sullivan had nothing kidding at all and instead of writing prophecy and disguised wisdom as whimsy and failed to include surefire ways not to get rich majoring -- or becoming a professional mandolin player, two of the most obvious ways of all if not becoming rich. first, believing anything that anybody at anytime says on wall street. and second, from my perspective most important come, investing as i did your entire life savings in a 401(k) run by aol-time warner. now as well as a contributing editor to the boat and the father of the lot of books he is co-author along with his long-suffering wife suzanne of two incredibly talented children, louise and extraordinary singer and musician who i hope will make it here this evening and sam, who is currently attending yale which bob tells me is a four year institution in either hartford or new haven. let me begin our discussion by pointing out the fitting miss of discussing my american
in the fall of 2008 in the midst of an act of collective subtlety in which the wall street dragged america and the world economy under their funeral pyre i realize sullivan had nothing kidding at all and instead of writing prophecy and disguised wisdom as whimsy and failed to include surefire ways not to get rich majoring -- or becoming a professional mandolin player, two of the most obvious ways of all if not becoming rich. first, believing anything that anybody at anytime says on wall street....
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at number 6, comedy central talk show host stephen colbert with his book, "america again." william manchester and paul reid present their portrait of winston churchill in "the last lion." this is seventh. neil young is eighth with his memoir, "waging heavy peace," followed by andrew solomon's book, "far from the tree," about parents with exceptional children. then at tenth, bill o'reilly and martin dugard again with "killing lincoln." you can find more on these bestsellers by going to indiebound.org and clicking on indie bestsellers. >> pulitzer prize-winning author william kennedy explores the political and cultural structure of albany in, o albany. booktv spoke with mr. kennedy during our recent visit to albany with the help of our partner, time warner cable. >> albany had a bad rap for a very long time because of the politics, for one thing, but also even way back, way back in the building of the capitol in the 1890s. stanford white, the great architect, was working on the capitol and h.h. richardson, a lot of other major architects. this would prove to be the most expen
at number 6, comedy central talk show host stephen colbert with his book, "america again." william manchester and paul reid present their portrait of winston churchill in "the last lion." this is seventh. neil young is eighth with his memoir, "waging heavy peace," followed by andrew solomon's book, "far from the tree," about parents with exceptional children. then at tenth, bill o'reilly and martin dugard again with "killing lincoln." you can...
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glenn beck howard, america would be a racial motto, drift and and coulter, mugged. did either of you pick up any of these books? there was the best seller for a couple weeks, don't they? >> guest: yeah, they do. i'm looking specifically at the and coulter book. she spoke untruths which publishers upon point because anytime you put a book with her name and her face on the cover, it would have a karen t. fail well into six figures. what time the sale strike has been dropping, dropping, dropping it seems as if she's had to come up our rhetoric and argumentative streak to sell fewer and fewer copies. so it will be interesting to see what she does for her next book and how far she's willing to go to make a buck and sell a book to speak. >> host: ipaq drift by rachel mandel went beyond the usual pundit book. it's questioning american military power and a lot of it is not written from a liberal date. she is an unabashed liberal, but she's on tv. i think she has a phd in something, like lyrical science or some thing. i think charles murray would not want to be called a pund
glenn beck howard, america would be a racial motto, drift and and coulter, mugged. did either of you pick up any of these books? there was the best seller for a couple weeks, don't they? >> guest: yeah, they do. i'm looking specifically at the and coulter book. she spoke untruths which publishers upon point because anytime you put a book with her name and her face on the cover, it would have a karen t. fail well into six figures. what time the sale strike has been dropping, dropping,...
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the united states of america has limited funding. mr. chairman that being the case to have significant influence over where the money goes, i would strongly urge us to use that $480 million being spent on the congo according to mr. vs. testimony instead to help people in the united states of america who need the help or reduce the deficit that admiral mullen testified in the same chair is the national -- greatest national-security threat so it is a matter of priorities. i appreciate the very noble, i emphasize noble effort to help people who are in harm's way and various parts of the world. a mentioned somalia, mogadishu, a vietnam we tried to be noble. we are in a different reality. with the national security interest in the congo i am afraid the castration will force us to retract even though we wish you the contrary. i a remainder back the rest of my time. >> >> if i recall-- recall sequestration is our responsibility. we all voted for that. >> i did not vote for it. >> i do not believe high-yield -- i a yielded two you. >> with that
the united states of america has limited funding. mr. chairman that being the case to have significant influence over where the money goes, i would strongly urge us to use that $480 million being spent on the congo according to mr. vs. testimony instead to help people in the united states of america who need the help or reduce the deficit that admiral mullen testified in the same chair is the national -- greatest national-security threat so it is a matter of priorities. i appreciate the very...
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. >> the made in america was my time to thank you very much but i think that was diane sawyer in large part, so the credit should go to her. so i'm delighted that you like that. newsroom, i have watched it, and i find it very entertaining. a lot of fun. i think it's a very successful for hbo. there's a danger and i think there's a group of lawyers watching law shows and doctors watching -- you sort of know too much and it's a little simplified and it's a little black and white. maybe a...
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this is america. he was able to do that. and when he was a c.p.a., he would oversee everybody's taxes in the family. and i was a kid, and i got my first job working for a long time. i was a telephone operator for hilton hotels one summer. i'll never forget it. i was not good at it. i kept putting the -- those wires into the wrong places. but i managed to get through. and when i got my first paycheck, i -- i went to my dad. because i was earning minimum wage. i think it was 75 cents an hour. i don't know. i know i'm dating myself here. it's okay. and i said, "dad, why is it i have to pay a whole bunch of money somewhere else to the government?" and he said, "well, we all, when we earn money, we pay taxes, and if at the end of the year we pay too much, we get a refund." but, he said, "honey, i want to tell you something. you are so fortunate and blessed to be a citizen of the united states of america." and he said, "i know people will laugh at you when you say this, but," he said, "people who live here and who work here and ha
this is america. he was able to do that. and when he was a c.p.a., he would oversee everybody's taxes in the family. and i was a kid, and i got my first job working for a long time. i was a telephone operator for hilton hotels one summer. i'll never forget it. i was not good at it. i kept putting the -- those wires into the wrong places. but i managed to get through. and when i got my first paycheck, i -- i went to my dad. because i was earning minimum wage. i think it was 75 cents an hour. i...
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let's take a step back and look how this looks if america jeects this treaty. china has joined, russia has joined. we are the country that set the standards on rights for the -- of the disabled. we want everybody to play by international rules. we lose credibility if we turn around and refuse to participate in a treaty that merely asks other nations to live up to our standards, our rules. i'd like to point out that we got a letter from the blind chinese dissident, guen chon chang talking about the plight of the disabled around the world and what a strong message it would send if the united states ratified this treaty. there's no reason why we can't say that we lived up to our obligations. we need to step up and do the right thing for bob dole and our veterans throughout the world. i'd like to enter into the record at this time a letter from the very well known internationally blind chinese dissident who recently left china miraculously and thank god for the efforts of our state department and our government. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain:
let's take a step back and look how this looks if america jeects this treaty. china has joined, russia has joined. we are the country that set the standards on rights for the -- of the disabled. we want everybody to play by international rules. we lose credibility if we turn around and refuse to participate in a treaty that merely asks other nations to live up to our standards, our rules. i'd like to point out that we got a letter from the blind chinese dissident, guen chon chang talking about...
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this treaty is not about changing america. it's about america changing the world. but a vote here is a test of this institution. this vote is a test of whether the senate, which passed the civil rights act and the voting rights act and the americans with disabilities act, is still capable of voting to change things, let alone send a message that could change the world. i ask colleagues to do for the world what they've done for america -- walk down the aisle here and for millions everywhere who cannot walk make a stateme statement. raise your voice and vote for millions who are voiceless in their own lands. stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves. this is not about the united nations. this is about common humanity. and this vote is to test whether the senate will stand up for those who cannot see or hear and whether senators can hear the truth and see the facts. please don't let captain brzynski down, please don't let senator bob dole down. most importantly, don't let the senate and the country down. approve this treaty. the presiding officer: the ques
this treaty is not about changing america. it's about america changing the world. but a vote here is a test of this institution. this vote is a test of whether the senate, which passed the civil rights act and the voting rights act and the americans with disabilities act, is still capable of voting to change things, let alone send a message that could change the world. i ask colleagues to do for the world what they've done for america -- walk down the aisle here and for millions everywhere who...
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he was the kind of man, in short, that america has always been grateful to have. especially in her darkest hours, men who lead by example and who expect nothing in return. mr. reid: mr. president, i -- the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: yes, i didn't mention -- i should have, but i'm really -- have been waiting the last hour or so to make sure that it was okay with his wife that i came here and said something, so i haven't had time to do much other than feel bad about senator inouye. as i indicated, i talked to irene. i wasn't able to talk to ken, but i did talk to irene. i want to make sure that everyone understands the depth of my feelings -- i'm speaking for the entire senate. he believed in me more than i believed in myself, many, many years ago, a couple decades ago, he said, you know, you're going to do great things in the senate, always talked about my leading the senate, and he always came and said,, oh, always -- you did the right thing by telling you that you did the right thing. the chapter of inouye in the senate is something that is
he was the kind of man, in short, that america has always been grateful to have. especially in her darkest hours, men who lead by example and who expect nothing in return. mr. reid: mr. president, i -- the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: yes, i didn't mention -- i should have, but i'm really -- have been waiting the last hour or so to make sure that it was okay with his wife that i came here and said something, so i haven't had time to do much other than feel bad about senator...
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er is slams of america for -- servants of america for decades who made a difference, who had to come up with tough solutions to very complex problems. and it's been a real privilege for me to be with them in approaching what this coalition and those who aren't here today has brought together to try to inject some energy at the right place at the right time. so next up here will be senator sam nunn, longstanding chairman in senate armed services, who understands our country and our national security as well or better than anyone i have ever worked with. senator none -- senator nunn? [applause] >> well, first, thanks to pete peterson for getting this group together and for so much else that pete and michael and the peterson foundation have done in terms of bringing attention to the fiscal challenge we face and mobilizing support for a rational and sane fiscal policy. second, admiral mullen, thank you for your tremendous leadership both in the military and as a citizen in the recent months. you have led the way, and your statement that basically the biggest risk that we have to national
er is slams of america for -- servants of america for decades who made a difference, who had to come up with tough solutions to very complex problems. and it's been a real privilege for me to be with them in approaching what this coalition and those who aren't here today has brought together to try to inject some energy at the right place at the right time. so next up here will be senator sam nunn, longstanding chairman in senate armed services, who understands our country and our national...
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the united states of america is there. we'd say, sorry, we may be the wealthiest, most powerful nation on earth, but we can't help you. about the peace corps, of course they would shut it down. the millennium challenge corporation, shut that down. the list goes on and on. i mention these things because they have all had strong bipartisan support, republican and democratic support both in the congress and in the republican and democratic administrations. so let's not waste our time like this. it's a classic example of recklessly robbing peter to pay paul. we need americans to help the victims of hurricane sandy rebuild their lives. we also don't do it by eliminating programs that are critical to our economy and especially programs critical to our national security. this amendment includes a new provision that would prevent all funds within this act from being considered emergency spending. now, mr. president, can any one of us stand here on this floor in a straight face and say that the devastating effects of the largest at
the united states of america is there. we'd say, sorry, we may be the wealthiest, most powerful nation on earth, but we can't help you. about the peace corps, of course they would shut it down. the millennium challenge corporation, shut that down. the list goes on and on. i mention these things because they have all had strong bipartisan support, republican and democratic support both in the congress and in the republican and democratic administrations. so let's not waste our time like this....
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their nation and prove their love and become legal in america, become citizens in america. and he took to the floor and i want to read what he said because it touched me. he said madam president, i wish to step back in history, if i may. on september 7, 1941, something terrible happened in hawaii. pearl harbor was bombed by the japanese. three weeks later, the government of the united states declared that all japanese americans, citizens born in the united states or of japanese ancestry were to be considered enemy aliens. as a result like these undocumented people, they could not put on the uniform of this land. senator inouye went on to say well, i was 17 at the time, and naturally i rescented this because i loved my country. i wanted to put on a uniform to show where my heart stood, but we were denied. so we petitioned the government, and a year later they said okay, if you wish to volunteer, go ahead. senator inouye said well, to make a long story short, the regiment i served in made up of japanese americans had the highest casualties in europe and the most decorated in
their nation and prove their love and become legal in america, become citizens in america. and he took to the floor and i want to read what he said because it touched me. he said madam president, i wish to step back in history, if i may. on september 7, 1941, something terrible happened in hawaii. pearl harbor was bombed by the japanese. three weeks later, the government of the united states declared that all japanese americans, citizens born in the united states or of japanese ancestry were to...
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every disability community in america, every disability organization supported this. mr. president, we had 21 veterans organizations. everything from the american legion to the v.f.w. to amvets to disabled american veterans, vietnam veterans of america, 21, every veterans group supported this. i ask, were these veterans groups so dumb, so blind, so misled to support something that is going to give the u.n. to right to come in and take kids out of your home? that's what people are saying. they don't get it, huh? these veterans groups. is that what they were saying, they don't understand this? well, of course they understood it and they know those were unfounded fears. walk out and see yoshiko dart holding justin dart's hat. god love him. a man who used a wheelchair most of his adult life, traveled to every state in this country day after day after day after day to get people to organized to support the americans with disabilities act, justin dart. well, he's since passed on but his widow carries his hat around and she had his hat there. and they were just crushed by this v
every disability community in america, every disability organization supported this. mr. president, we had 21 veterans organizations. everything from the american legion to the v.f.w. to amvets to disabled american veterans, vietnam veterans of america, 21, every veterans group supported this. i ask, were these veterans groups so dumb, so blind, so misled to support something that is going to give the u.n. to right to come in and take kids out of your home? that's what people are saying. they...
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america's influence works in ways large and small. few people understand that better than incoming house foreign affairs committee chairman ed royce. please join me in welcoming him to fdd's washington forum. [applause] >> well let me thank mark here and thank the foundation for the defense democracies. really what i want to express is my appreciation as a member of house for the work that you do, for the work product that you provide us. i can say i only wish we had deployed that more decisively sooner but in terms of what you do in research, in terms of the analysis that you provide, in terms of the communication, the ability to communicate that to members of the senate and the house, i have to say it's the whole package and it is very important work. and i think if i could share one thought in particular, it is your work on sanctions especially energy sanctions, that, i think has been critical and, i want to say congratulations. i saw, i saw director woolsey when i came in and i so much appreciate the briefing we have received from
america's influence works in ways large and small. few people understand that better than incoming house foreign affairs committee chairman ed royce. please join me in welcoming him to fdd's washington forum. [applause] >> well let me thank mark here and thank the foundation for the defense democracies. really what i want to express is my appreciation as a member of house for the work that you do, for the work product that you provide us. i can say i only wish we had deployed that more...
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res. 611 designating december 15, 2012, as wreaths across america day. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mrs. hagan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. hagan: i understand that s. 3664 introduced earlier today by senator reid from nevada is at the desk, and i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read of the bill. the clerk: s. 3664, a bill to provide for debt limit extensions. mrs. hagan: i go now ask for its second reading and to be my own request. the presiding officer: the objection having been heard, the bill will be read for a second time on the next legislative calendar. mrs. hagan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that from thursday, december 6, through monday, december 10, the majority leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. the presiding officer: without objection.
res. 611 designating december 15, 2012, as wreaths across america day. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mrs. hagan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. hagan: i understand that s. 3664 introduced earlier today by senator reid from nevada is at the desk, and i ask for its first...
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how could this happen in america? we grope for answers, and i hope we'll find them, but today i want to join first with every american in expressing our deep and abiding grief as a nation and our deepest, most heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims. i'm the father of two, and as a father of two, this strikes painfully close to my heart, painfully close to the heart of every parent. there is no greater sorrow, no deeper pain than the enormous grief that these families are suffering. those 20 innocent children, six teachers and school employees and their families, and no parent, no parent should ever have to bear the unspeakable pain of losing a child, especially to this type of tragedy. mr. president, all too often, i have come to this floor having to say those same words. one tragedy after another. time and time again having to stand here and say that our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of another tragedy involving gun violence, assault weapons, high-capacity clips and the families of those vic
how could this happen in america? we grope for answers, and i hope we'll find them, but today i want to join first with every american in expressing our deep and abiding grief as a nation and our deepest, most heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims. i'm the father of two, and as a father of two, this strikes painfully close to my heart, painfully close to the heart of every parent. there is no greater sorrow, no deeper pain than the enormous grief that these families are...
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how ultimately her coming across from mexico into america, that sort of spawned this fantastic first generation american story. >> mr. martinez, you were raised in brownsville, texas, right on the border, what was it like during your childhood? >> back then i experienced it as being racially polarized, in a more economic sort of striation, and was very agriculturally based. my parents ran a trucking business that sort of -- basically farm laborers, so kind of a conflicted experience because we would go to school and pretend like we were wealthier than we were, and entirely different, the people who we really are or were, and then we would go home and it was a completely untraditional lifestyle as farm laborers, my brother and myself. my sisters had a different experience. ultimately that was what we knew and what we understood about our environment. >> within the family, what were some of the dynamics? >> my father was latin -- mexico-american. my mother was european-american so that kind of created a very tense -- sort of other complicated household, and they had a lot of children r
how ultimately her coming across from mexico into america, that sort of spawned this fantastic first generation american story. >> mr. martinez, you were raised in brownsville, texas, right on the border, what was it like during your childhood? >> back then i experienced it as being racially polarized, in a more economic sort of striation, and was very agriculturally based. my parents ran a trucking business that sort of -- basically farm laborers, so kind of a conflicted experience...
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america does not. that's why i'm going to offer as an amendment to the tag bill, which is currently pending before the senate, the american jobs through greater exports to africa act. my partners on the bill are senator chris coons, senator ben cardin, john boozman and mary landrieu, as well as support in the house from representative chris smith. at the heart of this bill is the creation of jobs in america. exporting more goods to africa will help create jobs here. every $1 billion in exports supports over 5,000 jobs. i believe we can increase exports from the united states to africa by 200% in real dollars over the next ten years, and we can't wait any longer. if there are some who say africa is so backward and so far behind, what is it in the united states they can afford to buy if they even wanted to, that is old thinking. let me give you some new reality. in the past ten years six of the world's fastest-growing economies are in sub-saharan africa. and in the next five years, sub-saharan africa wil
america does not. that's why i'm going to offer as an amendment to the tag bill, which is currently pending before the senate, the american jobs through greater exports to africa act. my partners on the bill are senator chris coons, senator ben cardin, john boozman and mary landrieu, as well as support in the house from representative chris smith. at the heart of this bill is the creation of jobs in america. exporting more goods to africa will help create jobs here. every $1 billion in exports...
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they simply are because so much of the dialogue about affirmative action in america is just based upon selections and selected parts of the system. proportioned of the relevant information that is out there is maybe one per 100. transparency is a good way to move the system forward, whatever you believe. secondly, when you look at the operation of preferences, the holistic idea really is not talking about looking at an individual essay and saying, well, the students raised shape their life experience and a profound way. we are looking at systems where you bring something by academic criteria. and there is a whole contrary of students of a particular race were not eligible and then you admit every one of students. that's what justice o'connor was trying to unsuccessfully put forward. that is what we are sympathetic ear. it is a mechanical, 100% avocational rate. the other problem with allen's analogy is that you are not looking at people who grew up in ghettos or were arrested by the police. the vast majority of them receiving preferences come from upper middle-class or wealthy backgrou
they simply are because so much of the dialogue about affirmative action in america is just based upon selections and selected parts of the system. proportioned of the relevant information that is out there is maybe one per 100. transparency is a good way to move the system forward, whatever you believe. secondly, when you look at the operation of preferences, the holistic idea really is not talking about looking at an individual essay and saying, well, the students raised shape their life...
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he did america stronger. i had the pleasure of working with him when we traveled together to bosnia to visit our troops in the very early stages of that conflict. we later went to the middle east on a codel with senator stevens as well. one of the pictures in my offices is senator stevens, senator inouye, senator snowe and myself in our helmets and flak jackets the first time we flew into sarajevo in the early 1990's when the serbs had still been shooting from the hills into the airport. mr. president, in 1995, on the 50th anniversary of world war ii, senator inouye and a number of other world war ii veterans gathered at the smithsonian to reminisce about their time in battle. senator inouye recalled the morning of december 7 at pearl harbor when he recognized that the men in the japanese planes looked like him. and he said he knew then his life would never be the same. as soon as the army permitted japanese-americans to volunteer, he signed up and ventured to the mainland united states for the first time in
he did america stronger. i had the pleasure of working with him when we traveled together to bosnia to visit our troops in the very early stages of that conflict. we later went to the middle east on a codel with senator stevens as well. one of the pictures in my offices is senator stevens, senator inouye, senator snowe and myself in our helmets and flak jackets the first time we flew into sarajevo in the early 1990's when the serbs had still been shooting from the hills into the airport. mr....
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on so, you know, just thoughts on the democratic project in america or the world, you know, going forward. >> you know, i'm not that creative or that -- [inaudible] you know, i do think. i wonder when people look back, as we're looking back now, let's say we added something. will they look at what we have written and understand it? we actually thought about things or trying to score a point here? i would hope that we can say that we have made, at least they can say we have a made a positive contribution. as positive as you and i think of those at the convention, those who participated in the debate. they added something. you know, when we do opinions, i don't like to get to the back and forth with my colleagues and quibble. i like at the end of it to say this is what i think we should be looking at or approach we should be taking. that doesn't mean everybody should agree with me or they should change their minds. i just think that what you're trying to do is think it through, and tell them exactly what you think without personal attacks. there is enough of that. but just to add something.
on so, you know, just thoughts on the democratic project in america or the world, you know, going forward. >> you know, i'm not that creative or that -- [inaudible] you know, i do think. i wonder when people look back, as we're looking back now, let's say we added something. will they look at what we have written and understand it? we actually thought about things or trying to score a point here? i would hope that we can say that we have made, at least they can say we have a made a...